what does 6 cylinder L mean?

[V3N0M]

i am looking to buy a vk and it says the engine is a 6 cylinder L i no its means its a 6 cylinder but what does the L mean? i no dumb question.. but yeah i dont no much bout veeeehicles...

[vh-holden]

My guess is linear?


take that stupid word limit, i beat you!!!

[V3N0M]

cool thanks ^_^

[gopher]

wasn't there a comodore "L , SL , SL/X & SL/E" i n the earlier models?

could that be what it is?

[SL/ENUT]

Well usually L is a low compresion version, highly doubt that. L could mean Litre.

The VC had the L base model code.

[SoulGrind]

ok, grabbed my commodore manual..
Engine code says
L = 3.3 Litre EST. Carby
K = 3.3 Litre EFI. Fuel Injection
T = 5.0 Litre

[vh-holden]

hrmmm, maybe my logical thinking wasn't actually right!!! i'll still stand by it though. i've been happy with it for the last few years.

[tigervh]

hrmmm, maybe my logical thinking wasn't actually right!!! i'll still stand by it though. i've been happy with it for the last few years.

Your thinking could be correct. I think the L is just a designation that holden pulled out of there ass though. Holden refers to all of the red/blue/black sixes as L6 also the starfire 4 was called the L4 so I guess it just identifies that family of engines.

[Doctor Bob]

L6 = six cylinder inline
V6... guess what 6 cylinder in a "V" configuration
it is the engine designation used in house at Holden
i would be thinking in this context it is the model designation though L, SL, SL/E etc.
Rob

[foammedia]

It would just mean the car is L = budget model but then again was there ever a VK L? I know at least up to VH there was L,SL,SS,SL/X and SL/E in order of price

[SoulGrind]

again, Six Cylinder L = 3.3 Litre EST.. a L6 engine refers to long six aka straight six.. But the manual states after the engine it refers to the engines litre size etc and by the looks of it. Whether its a natural aspirated or injected engine.